As much as we read this type of the news, we should consider about the probability that we suffer this type of issues. A recent study of Ponemon Institute, “Ponemon Institute’s 2017 Cost of Data Breach Study“, was showing the following results: Probability of getting stuck by a lightning: 1 in 960.000. Probability of dating …
GDPR is coming. Are you ready?
The European Union will begin enforcement of its General Data Protection Regulation in just over a month, on May 25. Are you ready? The thing is, you just never know when (and not if) a data breach could happen. One of the challenges that comes with GDPR is how do you keep the program going …
What is a DPO?
So, what is a DPO and who qualifies to serve as one? Well, the Data Protection Commissioners office has all the details. Check out their site explaining all the details. http://gdprandyou.ie/data-protection-officer/ Icons made by Freepik from http://www.flaticon.com is licensed by CC 3.0 BY
The Medical and Health Sector
The confidentiality of patient records forms part of the ancient Hippocratic oath and is central to the ethical tradition of medicine and healthcare. Given the immense sensitivity of health-related information, it is imperative that professionals in this sector be clear about their use of personal data The Data Protection Commissioners website contains the current rules in …
What is personal data?
Article 4 of the GDPR states that “‘personal data’ means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (‘data subject’)”. It adds that: an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location number, an …
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